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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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As the Bible is its own best interpeter, this book is a must have for a really in depth study of scripture. Each book of the Bible is cross-referenced verse by verse, giving greater understanding to the content of the portion of scripture being studied. This is like having the center reference collum of your bible expanded and placed in one book. The number of references for just one verse will suprise and delight anyone who loves studing God's word. I highly recomend this book to those desiring a greater understanding of scripture.

Think about your Bible. Now think about the center column references in the middle of each page. They are there to add clarity to the passages you are reading by referring you to other scriptures covering the same or a related topic.

However, only so much can "squeeze" into this narrow space--limiting the amount of references.

But what if there where a book that specialized, yea verily focused only on scripture references? You'd have a book like The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

It contains over 500,000 references! And since a basic hermeneutical principle is "scripture interprets scripture," this is one of the handiest volumes one could own.

In fact, it would not be an understatement to say that it is a one-volume library in and of itself. OK, maybe a little over the top, but it is a valuable tool that can and should be used in all study.

Also, there is an updated version available by Jerome Smith. If you can spare the extra cash, this updated version contains a lot of good commentary. I heartily recommend this volume.

I have found this one book to be really helpful for my own personal study of the Holy Bible, on the premise that the best way for anyone to study the bible is to stick with using scripture to define scripture, far better than using commentaries and other "helps" for sure, great for advancing from the milk to the meat of the word because it keeps you right in the word itself. I had purchased it a few years ago and didn't realize how useful it can be, more so to me than my concordance. Now I find myself almost daily reaching for it to help me find related verses, words, phrases that lead to other verses, etc., all of which help bring home to me just how rich and wonderful my King James Bible really is and how one can never tire of searching the scriptures. I have enjoyed going from verse to verse so much, I lose track of time.

As stated by others - this is a great study help. It uses the Word itself to define the Scriptures verse-by-verse.

If you truly want to understand God's Word, this is the tool.

If you are looking for easy answers - somebody else's thoughts - then look elsewhere.

I give the book a full 5 stars for usefulness. Used correctly, this is one of the best tools for detailed Scriptural study I have ever come across.

For "build" quality I give it 4 stars. It feels sturdy. The pages are bright, easy to grasp/turn, prevent bleed-through and appear to be adhering well to the binding. It was printed in the US and it shows.

My only complaint is with the print itself. It looks like a second/third generation copy of a copy. This renders some text too light and some overly dark. Also, the spacing between letters and words is too narrow. This alone makes it almost unbearable to look at for too long. The font size is okay for the majority of the text, but notes at the beginning of each chapter are small.

Add small, narrow spacing, washed-out and the copy-of-a-copy print issues together and some may have a hard time reading a lot of the pages.

If you have good eyesight and are looking to study in great detail... by all means, get a copy of this book.

Got failing eyesight? Seek another edition or an equivalent competitor. Even with a magnifying glass this could lead to headaches and eye fatigue.

I say this is probably the best commentary in history because the Bible is the best commentary on itself--and this is the most comprehensive cross reference system I know of. It doesn't get everything right; only the Bible is inerrant. But other than that, I think it's the second best book ever written.

This is amazing because of it's rich blessings & sweet understanding of the Scriptures, those who went before us, truly have something to teach us, we should not neglect books such as this, for it should be apart of our journey, like the Pilgrims Progess, God bless.

This is a book for people who want to study, not simple read the Bible. A very valuable tool!

Great book, get it! It helps you cross reference everything, checking Scripture with Scripture is a great study tool.

I purchased this book some years ago and fell in love with it as a great study aid to my library. I purchased it in quantity for my students and they love it. What may make this tool a greater use to its student is if the print can be made larger. For folks with bad eyes, it may be hard to read. Otherwise, this book is, in my opinion, one of the best resources one can add to their ibrary and I recommend it to both leadership and laity alike.

quite satisfied with the find. a treasure of knowledge if used properly